Empeon Workforce: Employment Status

Within Empeon Workforce, Employment Status defines an employee's current relationship with the organization, indicating whether they are Active (A), Onboarding (Ob), Leave of Absence (L), or Terminated (T).

At the core of employment status within Empeon Workforce are two key elements: Status Types and Status Codes.

• Status Types represent the four overarching categories that reflect an employee’s relationship with the company: Active, Onboarding, Leave of Absence, and Terminated.

• Status Codes are what is assigned to the employee to indicate their Employment Status. By default, there is a matching Status Code set up for each Status Type.

  • Status Type: Active, Status Code: A

  • Status Type: Onboarding, Status Code: Ob

  • Status Type: Leave of Absence, Status Code: L

  • Status Type: Terminated, Status Code: T

While these four default Status Codes are usually sufficient, Workforce Users can create custom Status Codes for any of the four Status Types if needed. For instance, a Status Code for "Paid Leave" can help differentiate the type of leave an employee is taking. Custom Status Codes should not be used to specify the reason for the leave or termination; that’s where Reasons and Employment Types come in.

• Reasons help to further define why and employee is on Leave or Terminated (i.e. Jury Duty, Violated Company Policy).
• Employment Types provide additional detail for active employees and those being onboarded (i.e. Hourly Full-Time, Seasonal Part-Time).

While there is great autonomy in how Status Codes, Reasons and Employment Types can be set up, it can be complex at first glance to understand the context between each concept. For more information on how to configure these items on the company level, please refer to Empeon's article Company Setup: Status Codes, Reasons & Employment Types.